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'''''Valyettan''''' ( | '''''Valyettan''''' ({{translation}} Elder brother) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2000|2000]] Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and scripted by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. It stars [[Mammootty]], [[Shobana]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[N. F. Varghese]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Manoj K Jayan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701093819/http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2016|title=Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?|date=24 November 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503171152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 May 2007|title=Portrayal of tones of grey|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2005|access-date=22 August 2015|quote=Valyettan, which went on to become an average hit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/24mallu.htm|date=1 January 2000|access-date=1 January 2015|agency=[[Rediff.com]]|title=Sleaze time, folks!}}</ref> It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' by director [[Suresh Krissna]] with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the lead role.<ref>[http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm Movies list - Vishnuvardhan]</ref> The film was a blockbuster. | ||
== | ==Plot== | ||
Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair | Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair loses a civil case against Arakkal Madhavanunni, his nephew, and has to give up the ancestral home, which he has been holding illegally for past long years. Patteri Sivaraman, son of Kuttikrishnan Nair, takes it as a prestige issue and decides to finish out Madhavanunni, with the help of Nedungadi, his trusted lieutenant. Sivaraman has a deep hatred and enmity towards Madhavanuni since childhood and both had involved in several fistfights from then. Nedungadi sends Varoli Abu to shoot down either Madhavanunni or one among his brothers on their arrival at the house. But the timely intervention of Madhavanunni saves all. Madhavanunni is a self made rich businessman, who owns several properties inside and outside Kerala. After the suicides of his parents, he alone had taken care of his younger brothers Raghu, Dasan (adopted brother), Appu and Shankaran Kutty, who all love and respect him. Ramankutty Kaimal, their well wisher and the old caretaker of their property also enjoys a good relationship with Madhavanunni. Appu, at his college, is harassed by Subair, the younger brother of Mambaram Bava Haji, a rival of Madhavanunni. With the help of Kattipalli Pappan, a notorious criminal, he thrashes him, but dies accidentally. Appu is arrested for the murder, but is released on bail. Kattipalli Pappan is arrested for the murder, who while going to jail requests Madhavanuni to take care of his sister Lakshmi, which Madhavanuni accepts. Madhavanunni brings Lakshmi to his home and is treated as a member of their family. Mambaram Bawa Haji is now looking for a chance to avenge Madhavanunni for his brother's death. Patteri Sivaraman lends a helping hand to Bawa Haji. One day Lakshmi is found dead at the pond and Dasan is arrested for it and later, Raghu surrenders for the same to save Dasan. Upon release from jail, Pappan returns to kill Raghu for murdering his sister. But he later discovers that not Raghu, but Patteri Shivaraman, killed. The rest of the story is how Madhavanunni retaliates against Shivaraman. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*[[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Appu, Madhavanunni's youngest brother | *[[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Appu, Madhavanunni's youngest brother | ||
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Ramankutty Kaimal, Dasan's father | *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Ramankutty Kaimal, Dasan's father | ||
*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Lakshmi, Pappan's sister | |||
*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Lakshmi, Pappan's | *[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Nedungadi | ||
*[[ | |||
*[[Sukumari]] as Kunjikavamma | *[[Sukumari]] as Kunjikavamma | ||
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Gangadharan | *[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Gangadharan | ||
*[[Captain Raju]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DySP]] Mohammed Ilias, Madhavanunni's friend | |||
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Kattipalli Pappan | |||
*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's father and Madhavanunni's uncle | *[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's father and Madhavanunni's uncle | ||
*[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Soopi Haji | *[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Soopi Haji | ||
*[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as | *[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India|SP]] Purushothaman [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
*[[Sadiq]] as Advocate Bharathan Marar | *[[Sadiq]] as [[Advocate|Adv.]] Bharathan Marar | ||
*[[Subair]] as | *[[Subair]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Ajith Kumar | ||
*[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Subair, Bava's brother | *[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Subair, Bava's brother | ||
*[[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Chandramohan | |||
*[[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as | |||
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Chathunni | *[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Chathunni | ||
*[[Valsala Menon]] as Sivaraman's mother | *[[Valsala Menon]] as Sivaraman's mother | ||
*Dhanya Menon as Thankamani | |||
*[[Biyon]] as Young Madhavanunni | *[[Biyon]] as Young Madhavanunni | ||
*Arun Kumar as Young Shankaran Kutty | * Arun Kumar as Young Shankaran Kutty | ||
*[[Ajith Kollam]] as Marodi Abu | *[[Ajith Kollam]] as Marodi Abu | ||
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Goonda | *[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Goonda | ||
*Yamuna as Sivaraman's wife | *Yamuna as Sivaraman's wife | ||
*[[Meena Ganesh]] as Chathunni's wife | *[[Meena Ganesh]] as Chathunni's wife | ||
*[[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Ajith Kumar's mother | *[[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Ajith Kumar's mother | ||
*Remadevi as Vilasini Teacher | *Remadevi as Vilasini Teacher | ||
[[Haseena Bhanu]] as Dancer in the song Sivamallipoo pozhikkum | *[[Haseena Bhanu]] as Dancer in the song Sivamallipoo pozhikkum | ||
*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Bava's wife | |||
* Nizzar as Soopi Haji's daughter's love | |||
*Thalapathy Dinesh | |||
The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. | The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. | ||
==Box office== | |||
The film was the third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2000 after [[Thenkasipattanam]] and [[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]] | The film was the third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2000 after the films [[Thenkasipattanam]] and [[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]] and was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/11mallu.htm|title=Soft-porn films add to financial woes of Malayalam filmdom|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=11 January 2001|author=Joseph Alexander}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/jun/07/the-show-must-surely-go-on-2153251.html|title=The show must surely go on...|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=7 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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* {{IMDb title|0274188|Valliettan}} | * {{IMDb title|0274188|Valliettan}} | ||
{{Shaji Kailas}} | {{Shaji Kailas}} | ||
{{Ranjith}} | |||
[[Category:2000 films]] | [[Category:2000 films]] | ||
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]] | [[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian films]] | [[Category:Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | ||
[[Category:Indian action films]] | [[Category:Indian action films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]] | [[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Mohan Sithara]] | |||
[[Category:2000 action films]] | [[Category:2000 action films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 20 May 2022
| Valyettan | |
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | Anil Ambalakkara Baiju Ambalakkara |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Rajamani Mohan Sitara |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
Production company | Ambalakkara Films |
| Distributed by |
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Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Valyettan (transl. Elder brother) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Ranjith. It stars Mammootty, Shobana, Sai Kumar, N. F. Varghese, Siddique and Manoj K Jayan.[1][2][3] It was remade in Kannada as Jyeshta by director Suresh Krissna with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role.[4] The film was a blockbuster.
Plot[edit]
Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair loses a civil case against Arakkal Madhavanunni, his nephew, and has to give up the ancestral home, which he has been holding illegally for past long years. Patteri Sivaraman, son of Kuttikrishnan Nair, takes it as a prestige issue and decides to finish out Madhavanunni, with the help of Nedungadi, his trusted lieutenant. Sivaraman has a deep hatred and enmity towards Madhavanuni since childhood and both had involved in several fistfights from then. Nedungadi sends Varoli Abu to shoot down either Madhavanunni or one among his brothers on their arrival at the house. But the timely intervention of Madhavanunni saves all. Madhavanunni is a self made rich businessman, who owns several properties inside and outside Kerala. After the suicides of his parents, he alone had taken care of his younger brothers Raghu, Dasan (adopted brother), Appu and Shankaran Kutty, who all love and respect him. Ramankutty Kaimal, their well wisher and the old caretaker of their property also enjoys a good relationship with Madhavanunni. Appu, at his college, is harassed by Subair, the younger brother of Mambaram Bava Haji, a rival of Madhavanunni. With the help of Kattipalli Pappan, a notorious criminal, he thrashes him, but dies accidentally. Appu is arrested for the murder, but is released on bail. Kattipalli Pappan is arrested for the murder, who while going to jail requests Madhavanuni to take care of his sister Lakshmi, which Madhavanuni accepts. Madhavanunni brings Lakshmi to his home and is treated as a member of their family. Mambaram Bawa Haji is now looking for a chance to avenge Madhavanunni for his brother's death. Patteri Sivaraman lends a helping hand to Bawa Haji. One day Lakshmi is found dead at the pond and Dasan is arrested for it and later, Raghu surrenders for the same to save Dasan. Upon release from jail, Pappan returns to kill Raghu for murdering his sister. But he later discovers that not Raghu, but Patteri Shivaraman, killed. The rest of the story is how Madhavanunni retaliates against Shivaraman.
Cast[edit]
- Mammootty as Arakkal Madhavanunni
- Shobana as Devi, Madhavanunni's wife
- Sai Kumar as Patteri Sivaraman Nair
- N. F. Varghese as Mambaram Bava Haji
- Siddique as Raghu, Madhavanunni's younger brother
- Manoj K. Jayan as Dasan, Madhavanunni's adopted brother
- Sudheesh as Shankaran Kutty, Madhavanunni's younger brother
- Vijayakumar as Appu, Madhavanunni's youngest brother
- Innocent as Ramankutty Kaimal, Dasan's father
- Poornima Mohan as Lakshmi, Pappan's sister
- Bheeman Raghu as Nedungadi
- Sukumari as Kunjikavamma
- Augustine as Gangadharan
- Captain Raju as DySP Mohammed Ilias, Madhavanunni's friend
- Kalabhavan Mani as Kattipalli Pappan
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's father and Madhavanunni's uncle
- V. K. Sreeraman as Soopi Haji
- G. K. Pillai as SP Purushothaman IPS
- Sadiq as Adv. Bharathan Marar
- Subair as SI Ajith Kumar
- Irshad as Subair, Bava's brother
- Ramu as CI Chandramohan
- Kunchan as Chathunni
- Valsala Menon as Sivaraman's mother
- Dhanya Menon as Thankamani
- Biyon as Young Madhavanunni
- Arun Kumar as Young Shankaran Kutty
- Ajith Kollam as Marodi Abu
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Goonda
- Yamuna as Sivaraman's wife
- Meena Ganesh as Chathunni's wife
- Santhakumari as Ajith Kumar's mother
- Remadevi as Vilasini Teacher
- Haseena Bhanu as Dancer in the song Sivamallipoo pozhikkum
- Ponnamma Babu as Bava's wife
- Nizzar as Soopi Haji's daughter's love
- Thalapathy Dinesh
The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000.
Box office[edit]
The film was the third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2000 after the films Thenkasipattanam and Narasimham and was a commercial success.[5][6]
Soundtrack[edit]
All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Mohan Sitara.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" (Female) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 3. | "Kannilambum Villum" | M. G. Sreekumar, Afsal | |
| 4. | "Niranaazhi Ponnil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Choir | |
| 5. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Duet) | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | |
| 6. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Female) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 7. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 8. | "Shivamallippoo Pozhikkum" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 9. | "Smaraami Vaishnavachaarumoorthe" | P. Jayachandran |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?". 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Portrayal of tones of grey". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Valyettan, which went on to become an average hit
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Movies list - Vishnuvardhan
- ↑ Joseph Alexander (11 January 2001). "Soft-porn films add to financial woes of Malayalam filmdom". Rediff.com.
- ↑ "The show must surely go on..." The New Indian Express. 7 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Valliettan on IMDb